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Business Sector

The Dynamic Rise of Fintech in the GCC

October 10, 2024

The convergence of technology and finance is reshaping the GCC Financial Ecosystem. The blog explores key players, regulatory framework and market dynamics of Fintech in the GCC region.

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Business Sector

How secure are GCC banks compared to their global counterparts?

October 07, 2024

The blog examines the impact of cyber attacks on financial institutions and the resiliency of GCC banks compared to their global counterparts

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Business Sector

2024 Kuwait Banking: Interest Rates and NIM Trend Analysis

March 28, 2024

The blog discusses how net interest margin of Kuwaits banks has moved across interest rate cycles, in light of awaited policy rate cuts.

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Capital Market

Are ESG and Sustainable investing the same?

October 31, 2023

ESG and Sustainable Investing might seem to be related but both are distinct concepts. The GCC nations transition towards cleaner energy portrays a buoyant outlook for ESG and sustainable investing.

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Regulatory

Business Impact of IFRS Sustainability Standards for GCC

October 18, 2023

The impact of the recently issued IFRS sustainability standards, once adopted, is likely to be high, as GCC companies scramble to allocate adequate resources for the adoption.

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Capital Market

SoE Privatization Initiatives in the GCC: Implications for Equity Capital Markets through IPO’s

September 12, 2023

The GCC countries have increasingly focused on privatization of state-owned enterprises to reduce dependency on oil and diversify their economies.

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Capital Market

Debt Issuances in MENA

May 15, 2023

Debt markets in the MENA region, although being smaller and less established, have benefited from the low-interest rate environment following COVID-19.

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Business Sector

How are Central banks in GCC responding to Digital Currencies?

May 02, 2023

Central Banks of GCC Countries have been exploring the potential use cases of CBDCs and have conducted pilot projects.

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Business Sector

SVB Failure - Is it déjà vu 2008

March 21, 2023

In this article, we analyze the effect of the SVB failure on financial sector and if the event has any impact on Kuwait.

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Capital Market

Kuwait banking - Some perspectives for 2023

March 09, 2023

Increasing interest rates have been the major economic factor affecting the banking sector globally and in Kuwait. In 2023, interest rates are expected to increase further.

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Commodities

Oil Market Dynamics- For now Demand looks better than Supply

March 07, 2023

Oil Market Dynamics in 2023 will largely be driven by the economic reopening in China and threats of recession in advanced economies on the demand side, while OPEC+ production cuts and geopolitics will determine the supply side of the equation.

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Capital Market

Favorable market conditions support uptick of GCC IPOs in 2022

February 07, 2023

GCC IPOs witnessed a sharp uptick in 2022 compared to the previous year with higher oil prices, comparatively lower inflation and stronger economic growth providing a positive platform for companies to list in the domestic exchanges.

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Capital Market

Green sukuk An emerging asset class in the GCC

January 24, 2023

ESG Sukuk is gaining momentum in GCC with green and sustainability sukuk making up 80% of the green bonds issued till H1 2022.

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Business Sector

Saudi Arabias diversification strategy rests heavily on Giga projects

January 17, 2023

The Giga Projects of Saudi Arabia are focused on diversification of oil revenue by unlocking new sectors for the economy with the core concept of sustainability.

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Others

Estimating the cost of FIFA World Cup 2022

January 10, 2023

The article takes a closer look at Qatar's spend on the FIFA World Cup 2022 and how hosting the event would benefit the country.

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Commodities

Long-term outlook for Oil - 5 factors that can shape it

December 02, 2022

The article aims to deduce long-term global trend for energy in general and oil in particular, considering some key structural factors that are in play

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Technology

Tech layoffs may just be the beginning

November 21, 2022

Could the layoff by large tech companies indicate what we could expect moving into 2023

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Technology

Travel Now, Pay Later – A new travel alternative

October 05, 2022

The article delves deep into Travel Now, Pay Later service, which is gaining momentum in the GCC region.

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Others

FIFA World Cup – The much-awaited event in GCC for 2022

September 14, 2022

Qatar has been in limelight for nearly a decade after being awarded the opportunity to host one of the biggest sporting events, being watched by millions of spectators. Qatar has been taking huge efforts to prove that the wealthy Arab country can

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Capital Market

GCC Markets show resilience despite fall in Oil prices

September 07, 2022

GCC markets were more resilient than global markets in August supply uncertainties keep energy prices at elevated levels.

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Capital Market

Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Co. is ‘next Berkshire Hathaway’

September 01, 2022

The conglomerate with 100+ entities in nine business segments seems immune to global volatility

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